Which of the Following Best Describes the Aftermath of the Deinstitutionalization

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the aftermath of the deinstitutionalization of mentally ill patients into the community during the 1970s?

• A) Community health centers were created and gave care to such clients.
• B) Families were eager to accept their family members back home.
• C) Many mentally ill clients without social skills ended up in nursing homes.
• D) Without follow-up care, many clients were readmitted to care.

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Definitions:

Behaviourism

A psychological approach that focuses on observable and measurable behavior as the primary basis for scientific investigation and understanding.

B F Skinner

An American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.

Observable Behaviours

Actions or reactions of an individual that can be directly seen and measured.

Behaviourism

A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior and investigates how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones, depending on whether events in their environments reward or punish these behaviors.